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Cupcake Wars? Cupcake Mayhem

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Considering that one kid only eats frosting, and the other only eats cake, you'd think our cupcake life would be much less complicated than it actually is.

[Speaking of complicated cupcakes, the image above is from the 2009 Neiman Marcus Christmas catalogue, which is selling customized electric cupcake cars made by Lisa Pongrace "and her less-rules-more-laughs posse of artists and techno geeks," which is luxury retailspeak for the her partner Greg Solberg and the denizens of Cupcake Corners, who debuted these things at Burning Man 2004, and then putter out to the Maker Faire in them. $25,000.]

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I [Heart] NY Onesies Put Your Cab Driver At Ease

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Well, sweet, the DT Kickstarter project to make a few I [Heart] NY Onesies and toddler tees has been funded, so it's definitely going ahead!

And since the only thing that'd make your cab driver feel more relieved than picking up a guy with a baby is picking up a guy with a baby wearing an "I [Heart] NY" Onesie in Arabic, these things may just pay for themselves in time saved haling a cab on Sixth Avenue.

Ana Habib NY Onesies and Toddler Tees, $22 shipped to all five boroughs--and worldwide [kickstarter.com]

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أنا ♥ نيويورك Onesies, Anyone?

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

I think I'm going to whip up a batch of these. With the two-color screenprinting, they'll probably be $20, plus a couple of dollars shipping.

You can order either a onesie or a toddler t-shirt via Kickstarter. The Kickstarter project will end on Sept. 18, and then I'll print the entire batch of shirts and onesies at once. Expect delivery around October 16.

I have no idea how many to make. Unfortunately, the number I have in my head today is much smaller than the number I imagined a couple of weeks ago when I the idea came to me. I'd like to be wrong, though.

I [Heart] NY Onesies and Toddler T's project at Kickstarter ends Sept. 18 [kickstarter]
Related: a bit of background on the design and the idea

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Zoos Clues

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Trying to parent while fully loaded down with zoo ambivalence is hard enough on its own. It's only made worse by living a block away from two of them [National Zoo in DC, Central Park Zoo in NYC]. Which gives the kid a chance to visit the zoo and see the psychotic polar bear, or the crippled kangaroo every week.

Still, I've managed to keep my zoo gripes in check around the kid. So when I explained what the coloring book the hyper-friendly PETA ladies' were handing out was about, she sprang to the zoos' defense.

"Animals Belong In The Jungle" is pretty hard to argue with, though. And to their credit, the PETA book delivers its propaganda in a very reasonable way.

But as the kid's been reading and coloring her way through it--well, that's just the point: she's reading it. And asking questions about mean elephant trainers in the circus. What I'd picked up for my own ironic, parental amusement is now entering my kid's head in a way a "My mom's a MILF" onesie never could. The kid's onto me; the jig is up.

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OG Tupperware Japan Toy

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Check that out: The vintage/flea market shark who runs Swimsuit Department found a mint-in-box, vintage Tupperware Shape-O puzzle ball. From and in Japan. Apparently, they were called Tuppertoys there. Who knew?

All I know is, my little brother and sisters got one of these things; we kicked it around the house for years.

Lucky Saturday [swimsuitdepartment]
previously: Tupperware Noah's Ark triggers flood of childhood memories

UPDATE: Wait, what? They still make the Shape-O, and it's on Amazon??

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Pepper?

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Oy, trying to explain to these kids that I'm not their waiter. Just the guy standing next to the table, grating fresh parmesan onto their butterfly pasta.

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Welcome To My World

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

We spent the day in Zion National Park, and we are exhausted. [And wondering if there are any Dutch people left in the Netherlands, but that's a question for another day]

In peak season, you have to take shuttle buses from the visitors center to various trail heads around the park. Which is surprisingly not inconvenient, in fact, it's downright leisurely. K2 really pulled out all the stops, though; that kid would not stop talking the entire trip.

And because the world is hers, and everyone and everything in it exists at her pleasure, she insisted on calling everyone "visitors." "Where is that visitor going?" "Why is that visitor standing up?"

Fortunately her chatter seemed to blend with the recorded description of each stop, becoming part of the ambient English soundscape.

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DT Monday Mommy Mailbag

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Partly because I've been promptly deleting most of them (hi BlogHer!) and partly because I'm on vacation, the mommy marketing mailbag is pretty empty today:

Moms are getting their advice from social networks. Whether you are a retailer or a manufacturer, you NEED to be involved with your customers (moms) on social networks...your competitors probably are.

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Little Red Riding Hood, The Operetta

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

In 1930, the Delta District school in Delta, Utah presented "Little Red Riding Hood" in operetta form. That's my grandmother Lora, the bee on the top ~~left~~ right, ith the 'X'. These stories and more are coming up this afternoon, as we sit down for a video tour of some family photos.

Try it with a grandparent today!

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The One Cent Street Store

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Sorry for the light posting around here; we've been busy getting ready for the grand opening of the One Cent Street Store.

On the kid's first official day in the business world, she has already learned some important lessons:

Load up on free office supplies.

You don't want your customers to "over-money you."

So you give them a fair price--one cent--that's more than your costs [see #1]

When you begin making change with a jar of pennies, most people will tell you to keep the change.

Crafty/handmade sells with the ladies.

Be skeptical when MBA types come by offering to promote your business on "blogs" and "Twitter."

So far, she's made $4.06 of pure profit.

Update: Rather than close up shop during swim lessons and lunch, she ran it Amish-style, just left the money cup. Came back and found two pencil sharpeners and a notebook gone. Nice work, Utah!

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